Difference between revisions of "Gizzard - Anatomy & Physiology"
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| + | *Contacts the liver | ||
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| + | *Contacts the sternum and lower left abdominal wall | ||
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| + | *More caudal than the [[The Proventriculus - Anatomy & Physiology|proventriculus]] | ||
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| + | *Roughly on the midline of the bird | ||
Revision as of 16:58, 3 July 2008
Introduction
The gizzard is also referred to as the muscular stomach. It is connected by the isthmus to the proventriculus and to the duodenum.
Functional Anatomy
- Contacts the liver
- Contacts the sternum and lower left abdominal wall
- More caudal than the proventriculus
- Roughly on the midline of the bird
Histology
Species Diffences
- No gizzard in falconiformes (raptors etc.)
- No gizzard in stringiformes (owls etc.)